Members of the Ruston Junior High girls’ cross country team start their way to a victory during their recent season-opening meet. The Lady Bearkittens have had one of Louisiana’s most successful junior high programs for the past decade.

Ruston Junior High’s cross country team is off to another super start, as both the boys and girls captured championships at their recent 2011-opening meet.

The Lady Bearkittens had 35 points to edge out Caddo Middle Magnet (40), while the boys ended with 23 points to beat out runner-up Lakeside (54).

Pacing the girls’ victory was first place finisher Ebanae Eddy with a time of 13:40 and the boys featured its top finisher as Chase Millien with a second-place clocking of 12:49.

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